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Networks and Nanomaterials Flashcards

1
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Describe covalent network lattice

A

Strong covalent bonding exists in three dimensions

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2
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State what gives diamonds their characteristics malleability

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3D lattice of covalently bonded carbon atoms

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3
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State how carbon atoms in diamond are arranged

A

Covalent network lattice

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4
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State how carbon atoms in silicon dioxide are arranged

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Covalent network lattice

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5
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Outline 5 common properties of covalent network lattices

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  1. strong 3D covalent bonding
  2. no free ions/electrons
  3. brittle (must be cut in a specific way or will shatter)
  4. chemically inert
  5. insoluble in water (and most other solvents)
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6
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State whether or not covalent network lattices possess free ions or electrons

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No.

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7
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Describe what may occur if the bonding in a covalent network lattice breaks

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Lattice becomes distorted

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8
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Outline the solubility of covalent network lattices in water

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Insoluble

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9
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State whether or not covalent network lattices are soluble in most solvents

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No

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10
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State how carbon atoms in graphite are arranged

A

Covalent layer lattice

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11
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Describe covalent layer lattices

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Strong covalent bonding exists in two dimensions to form a layer

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12
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State what the layers in the covalent layer lattice are held together by

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Weak dispersion forces

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13
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State how carbon atoms in buckyballs are arranged

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Hollow sphere

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14
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State how carbon atoms in nanotubes are arranged

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Sheets of hexagonally arranged carbon atoms formed into cylinders

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15
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Outline 1 major characteristic of covalent layer lattices

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Delocalised electrons are able to move across lattice layers and allow for electrical conduction

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16
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Provide 3 examples of fullerenes

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  1. buckyballs
  2. nanotubes
  3. graphene
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17
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Describe the strength of nanotubes in comparison to steel

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100 times stronger than steel (with one fifth of the density)

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18
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State how carbon atoms in graphene are arranged

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Flat layer of one-atom-thick carbon

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19
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State from which material graphene is obtained from

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Graphite

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20
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State whether or not graphene conducts heat and electricity better than metal

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Yes.

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21
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Describe the SA:V ratio of graphene

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Very high SA:V which allows it to have close contact with other materials

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22
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Describe what characteristic of graphene allows it to readily combine to form composites
with surrounding polymers

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Rippled surface

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23
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State 3 ways atoms can become stable

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  1. giving electrons
  2. taking electrons
  3. sharing electrons
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24
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State what forms when metallic atoms combine

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Metallic lattice

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25
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State what forms when metallic and non-metallic atoms combine

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Ionic lattice

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26
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State what forms when non-metallic atoms combine

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Covalent lattice

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27
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State the 3 types of covalent lattices

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  1. covalent molecular lattice
  2. covalent network lattice
  3. covalent layer lattice
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28
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State what type of particles compose ionic lattices

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  • cations

- anions

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29
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State what types of particles compose covalent molecular lattices

30
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State what types of particles compose covalent network lattices

31
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State what types of particles compose covalent layer lattices

32
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State the 3 main types of bonding

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  1. ionic
  2. metallic
  3. covalent
33
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State the 2 ways the bonding of a substance can be determined

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  1. substance properties

2. composition of the substance

34
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Describe the characteristic melting point of metallic lattices

35
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Describe the characteristic melting point of ionic lattices

36
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Describe the characteristics melting point of covalent molecular lattices

37
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Describe the characteristics melting point of covalent network lattices

38
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Describe the characteristic melting point of covalent layer lattices

39
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Describe the characteristics hardness of metallic lattices

40
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Describe the characteristic hardness of ionic lattices

41
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Describe the characteristic hardness of covalent molecular lattices

42
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Describe the characteristic hardness of covalent network lattices

43
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Describe the characteristic hardness of covalent layer lattices

44
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Describe the characteristic electrical conductivity (in solid form) of metallic lattices

45
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Describe the characteristic electrical conductivity (in solid form) of ionic lattices

46
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Describe the characteristics electrical conductivity (in solid form) of covalent molecular lattices

47
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Describe the characteristic electrical conductivity (in solid form) of covalent network lattices

48
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Describe the characteristic electrical conductivity (in solid form) of covalent layer lattices

49
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Describe the characteristic electrical conductivity (in liquid form) of metallic lattices

50
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Describe the characteristic electrical conductivity (in liquid form) of ionic lattices

51
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Describe the characteristic electrical conductivity (in liquid form) of covalent molecular lattices

52
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Describe the characteristic electrical conductivity (in liquid form) of covalent network lattices

53
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Describe the characteristic electrical conductivity (in liquid form) of covalent layer lattices

54
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Describe the characteristic solubility of metallic lattices in water

55
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Describe the characteristic solubility of ionic lattices in water

A

Most are soluble

56
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Describe the characteristic solubility of covalent molecular lattices in water

A

Soluble if polar

57
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Describe the characteristic solubility of covalent network lattices in water

58
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Describe the characteristic solubility of covalent layer lattices in water

59
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Describe the 3 classifications of substances

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  1. metal
  2. non-metal
  3. both metal and non-metal
60
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State the name of a metallic lattice if the cations are identical

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Pure metal

61
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State the name of a metallic lattice if there is a mixture of cations

62
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State the 2 types of metallic lattices

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  1. pure metals

2. alloys

63
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State the 4 types of existence of non-metals

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  1. atom
  2. molecule
  3. covalent lattice
  4. discrete atoms/molecules
64
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State what 2 types of structures non-metals in a gaseous formation exist in

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  1. atom

2. molecule

65
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State what 2 types of structures non-metals in solid and liquid formation exist in

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  1. covalent lattice

2. discrete atoms/molecules

66
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State the 2 possible dimensions of covalent lattices

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  1. two dimensional

2. three dimensional

67
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Describe the 2 classifications of molecules

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  1. polar

2. non-polar

68
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Describe the 2 classifications of molecules

A
  1. polar

2. non-polar

69
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State the covalent lattice with a two dimensional structure

A

Covalent layer lattice

70
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State the covalent lattice with a three dimensional structure

A

Covalent network lattice

71
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Provide the name of the state which atoms and molecules of non-metal substances exist

72
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Provide the name of the state which covalent lattice and discrete atoms/molecules of non-metal substances exist

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Solid or liquid

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